Duane Wilson made one of two free throws with four seconds left to lift Texas A&M to an 81-80 upset of No. 8 Auburn on Wednesday night.

Duane Wilson made one of two free throws with four seconds left to lift Texas A&M to an 81-80 upset of No. 8 Auburn on Wednesday night.

Auburn opened up the first day of competition with a third-place finish in the
200 freestyle relay and seven Tigers picked up All-America honors at the 2014
NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming
Center.

"I
thought we came out and performed really well," Auburn head coach Brett Hawke
said. "I'm definitely disappointed to get disqualified in the 400 medley relay,
but the guys came back tonight very focused and we did what we needed to do.
Tomorrow is another day and they've definitely got their head on right, we'll
be ready to go."

The
team of Marcelo Chierighini, James Disney-May, Kyle Darmody and TJ Leon posted
Auburn's fastest time of the year at 1:15.92 to take third in the event.
Disney-May, Darmody and Leon all recorded splits of sub-19 seconds pushing the
Tigers to the bronze.

"They
did their job. It's always going to be tight in a race like that, but you know
we got our best (time) of the season and I was proud of the result," Hawke said
of the 200 free relay team.

Senior
Zane Grothe took home his fourth straight All-America honor in the 500 free,
placing 11th overall with a time of 4:16.10. The senior will also
compete for the Tigers Friday in the 200 free and 800 free relay.

"These
guys know it's all about points here and Zane was an example of that tonight,"
Hawke said. "He's just a great senior leader and he attacks his races to fight
for every spot."

Chierighini
took 10th overall in the 50 free with a second-place finish in the
consolation final at 19.22 as the last Auburn individual competing during the
opening night of finals.

In
diving, junior Fraser McKean and senior John
Santeiu IV picked up their first All-America selections of the meet in the
1-meter competition. The pair made the consolation final in the first diving
event of the meet with McKean taking 12th overall with 351.90
points, while Santeiu took 13th scoring 349.20 points on the 1-meter
board.

"I'm really proud of both John and Fraser. They did a great
job of staying with the gameplan of staying within themselves and being
consistent," Auburn diving coach Jeff Shaffer said of the pair. "To get two
into the consolation finals in a real power event, speaks volumes for the hard
work they've both put in this year."

McKean picked up his first career All-America honor, while
Santeiu earned his third straight All-America selection on the 1-meter, marking
the first time the Tigers have had a pair of divers finish in the top-16 in the
event since 2008. The duo will compete once again on Friday, participating in
the 3-meter springboard prelims.

The second day of competition begins on Friday
at 11 a.m. CT with day two of prelims in Austin, Texas. You can watch on
TexasSports.com and follow along with live results.

#12 Mississippi State finished up its final practice in Starkville on Wednesday before heading to Hattiesburg for opening weekend. Andy Cannizaro is entering his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, he agreed to wear a microphone for WLBT / FOX 40 during Wednesday's practice. To understand why Cannizaro is such a likable coach, click on the video above. When asked about facing Southern Miss this weekend, Cannizaro praised Scott Berry's team. ...

#12 Mississippi State finished up its final practice in Starkville on Wednesday before heading to Hattiesburg for opening weekend. Andy Cannizaro is entering his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs, he agreed to wear a microphone for WLBT / FOX 40 during Wednesday's practice. To understand why Cannizaro is such a likable coach, click on the video above. When asked about facing Southern Miss this weekend, Cannizaro praised Scott Berry's team. ...

WIS is launching a new sports talk show on Facebook Live! Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Rick Henry, Emery Glover and their special guests will get together at 1801 Grille in downtown Columbia for thirty minutes of spirited college football talk on Facebook Live.

WIS is launching a new sports talk show on Facebook Live! Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Rick Henry, Emery Glover and their special guests will get together at 1801 Grille in downtown Columbia for thirty minutes of spirited college football talk on Facebook Live.